The Rockhouse

The Rockhouse is a natural tunnel 200 feet long, 30 feet
wide, 25 feet high with arched "windows". This is one
of the coolest places in all of Ohio. It is easy to
imagine that this is an ancient fortress built into
the cliffs long ago.
In the Spring a temporary
waterfall plummets from the 150 foot cliffs. In the Summer
vines hang down.
Given a choice between living
at the Rockhouse or Old Man's Cave,
I would choose the Rockhouse.

Conkle's Hollow

The Hocking Hill's area is full of gorges and valleys
called hollows.
Conkle's Hollow
is over 200 feet deep at
places, said to be the deepest hollow in Ohio by some,
and is only 100 feet wide at places. The cool microclimate
in the gorge supports plants not normally found in Ohio.
In Spring several waterfalls can be found in the gorge.
The mostly paved gorge trail is 1/2 mile long one way and leads to
the main fall which runs later than the others, but dries up
in the summer. The much more challenging 2 mile rim loop trail
skirts the edge of the hollow. There are many spectacular
views and steep drop offs.
It also gives you a peek into the inaccessible upper hollow.

Cantwell Cliffs

The Cantwell Cliffs area features a deep gorge with
steep sandstone cliffs. The trails wind there way
along the rim, down in the gorge and through interesting
rock formations in between. In the Spring the area
features at least two waterfalls.

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